Our little girl is quickly growing up.  Sometimes she seems so young and then there are moments she seems older than her age.  Yesterday I found myself looking at a picture of her at 1 or 2 I hadn't looked at in some time.  Made me realize how grown up she seems now compared to then.  She has lost that "baby" face.  Yet, I don't want to see her grow up too quick.

And it always amazes me how quickly time seems to be passing.  Seems like just yesterday we were bringing our tiny bundle of joy home from the hospital.  She seemed small at the time, but after having our son, I realize how tiny she really was.

Lately she has been quite the "little mom."  She thinks so many things are part of being a big sister (her ideas, not ours).  We have to keep reminding her that she is not the mom or dad.  Granted we do enjoy the help and appreciate her efforts, but she likes to take it just a tad far from time to time.

After all, no matter how big she thinks she is she is only five.  Which is kind of funny to me because it seems like just yesterday she told me how old six was.  And now she is going to birthday parties for all of her friends as they turn six.  Naturally she can't wait for her turn.  :)  Our girl is a natural party planner.  I believe she already has picked a theme and has ideas on how she wants her cake decorated.  Should be interesting to see what else she comes up with in the next few months.  Oh, and she also already planning her brother's next birthday.  But for now I just need to get her to focus on what she'd like to do for her daddy's.  :)